Re: [Flashcoders] best way to save as pdf from flash?

2009-05-13 Thread Anthony Pace
Hi Paul, No one else uses Xara, and it lacks a lot of photo editing and brush customization features; however, it does look neat for vectors. The situation is, the flash IDE doesn't work the way I would like, so I have decided to make my own little application that outputs to pdf. I might a

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2009-05-13 Thread Jan de Bie
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Re: [Flashcoders] Text field doesn't show hand cursor over links.

2009-05-13 Thread Karl DeSaulniers
How are you referencing your flash_css file? Curious. obj.styleSheet = flash_css; Your code doesnt work for me when I tried it. Karl DeSaulniers Design Drumm http://designdrumm.com On May 13, 2009, at 10:57 AM, natalia Vikhtinskaya wrote: I found. Solved. here is correct code with font in li

Re: [Flashcoders] is imported db text safe from decompilers?

2009-05-13 Thread webmastermack
Very interesting video. Thanks for the info! -Mack --- On Wed, 5/13/09, Steven Sacks wrote: From: Steven Sacks Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] is imported db text safe from decompilers? To: "Flash Coders List" Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2009, 3:58 PM Encrypt your text using a super crazy encryption

Re: [Flashcoders] is imported db text safe from decompilers?

2009-05-13 Thread Steven Sacks
Encrypt your text using a super crazy encryption algorithm. Then, create a swc that contains the key and algorithm to decrypt the text. Then, encrypt that swc using another super crazy encryption algorithm. Load the swc at runtime as raw bytes, decrypt it in memory, and then instantiate it

Re: [Flashcoders] is imported db text safe from decompilers?

2009-05-13 Thread Glen Pike
Hi, It's more about risk assessment and minimising it than how to keep it safe. If your data is so sensitive that joe public should not see it then allowing access to the data over the internet is probably a bad thing to do... Otherwise, if it's not hugely sensitive, perhaps personal

Re: [Flashcoders] best way to save as pdf from flash?

2009-05-13 Thread Paul Andrews
- Original Message - From: "Anthony Pace" To: "Flash Coders List" Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 10:03 PM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] best way to save as pdf from flash? Hi Paul, No one else uses Xara, and it lacks a lot of photo editing and brush customization features; however, it

Re: [Flashcoders] is imported db text safe from decompilers?

2009-05-13 Thread Anthony Pace
If you are worried about the client accessing your data outside of the player, that you just have to live with it; for, if someone is good enough they will find a way. For example: -If you are using the browser's ssl capability, I would just create a proxy for the browser(thanks for the slap

[Flashcoders] is imported db text safe from decompilers?

2009-05-13 Thread webmastermack
Good points have been raised. Thank you for quick your feedback! Does anyone have recommendations for keeping text data as safe as possible? Is there a different track I should be taking? (I am open to leaving the Flash environment as well) -Webmaster Mack ___

Re: [Flashcoders] is imported db text safe from decompilers?

2009-05-13 Thread Dave Watts
> I should have mentioned that I am also using a SSL certificate to encrypt > traffic to and from the site.  Doesn't this deter packet sniffers? It prevents third parties from monitoring network traffic. It doesn't prevent either endpoint (client or server) from monitoring network traffic. Dave

Re: [Flashcoders] is imported db text safe from decompilers?

2009-05-13 Thread Taka Kojima
This won't solve the issue, ssl certs do encrypt data, but they are not meant to encrypt the data so that it is unreadable to the end user... they are meant so that if I am conducting a transaction online, it encrypts all the data so that Bob over in Arkansas can't jack the posted fom data. So, if

[Flashcoders] is imported db text safe from decompilers?

2009-05-13 Thread webmastermack
I should have mentioned that I am also using a SSL certificate to encrypt traffic to and from the site.  Doesn't this deter packet sniffers? -Webmastermack -- Yes, but it can easily be viewed as it's coming across the wire using packet sniffers or

Re: [Flashcoders] is imported db text safe from decompilers?

2009-05-13 Thread Dave Watts
> To test my Flash site, I downloaded the free version of Sothink SWF > Decompiler and was surprised > at how much it was able to obtain from my swf - even the AS files in a > protected folder on the server! > Impressive in its own way... > > I have used amfphp to import text from a mysql databas

Re: [Flashcoders] best way to save as pdf from flash?

2009-05-13 Thread Paul Andrews
- Original Message - From: "Taka Kojima" To: "Flash Coders List" Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 7:37 PM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] best way to save as pdf from flash? I believe he is trying to export as a PDF from FlashPlayer, not from Flash itself You could be right, but Antony

[Flashcoders] is imported db text safe from decompilers?

2009-05-13 Thread webmastermack
Good day all,   To test my Flash site, I downloaded the free version of Sothink SWF Decompiler and was surprised at how much it was able to obtain from my swf - even the AS files in a protected folder on the server! Impressive in its own way...   I have used amfphp to import text from a mysql dat

Re: [Flashcoders] best way to save as pdf from flash?

2009-05-13 Thread Taka Kojima
I believe he is trying to export as a PDF from FlashPlayer, not from Flash itself On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 11:22 AM, Paul Andrews wrote: > If you're using Flash as some high end illustration program, do yourself a > favour and use Xara Xtreme (http://www.xara.com/uk/products/xtreme/) - it > ha

Re: [Flashcoders] best way to save as pdf from flash?

2009-05-13 Thread Paul Andrews
If you're using Flash as some high end illustration program, do yourself a favour and use Xara Xtreme (http://www.xara.com/uk/products/xtreme/) - it has native PDF export and is far more capable than flash for illustration.. Paul - Original Message - From: "Anthony Pace" To: "Flash C

Re: [Flashcoders] best way to save as pdf from flash?

2009-05-13 Thread Anthony Pace
I was referring to the ide; yet, even the flashplayer has the the same printing bugs -screenshots are out of the question; as I usually am printing very large files -I have already tried printing directly to a PDF print server, from the flash IDE; however, the effects I place on MCs don't seem

[Flashcoders] Taschen Icons - Web Design: Flashfolios

2009-05-13 Thread Paul Andrews
I have the Taschen Icons - Web Design: Flashfolios book. very nice it is too. For those of us on the list that have this book (there must be a few), I'm curious about the "cost" estimates that are sometimes given. It can be a bit difficullt to estimate the complexity of a given site - partic

Re: [Flashcoders] Text field doesn't show hand cursor over links.

2009-05-13 Thread natalia Vikhtinskaya
I found. Solved. here is correct code with font in library id="Arial" var my_fmt:TextFormat = new TextFormat(); my_fmt.font = "Arial"; this.createTextField("textContent", 1, 0, 0, textAreaW, textAreaW); var obj=this.textContent; obj.multiline = true; obj.wordWrap =

Re: [Flashcoders] How to embed assets in pure as3?

2009-05-13 Thread ekameleon
Hello :) A gif asset is not a Shape class but a Bitmap ? try the flash.utils.describeType method to see the real inherited class : trace( describeType( newImage ) ) ; If you write "as Shape" the new filter object is null ... use other display class (Bitmap) to cast your variable. EKA+ :) 20

Re: [Flashcoders] How to embed assets in pure as3?

2009-05-13 Thread Ruy Adorno
In fact, I think it should be intanciated as Bitmap or BitmapData since they're images. But you can also try: var img1:* = new newImage(); addChild(img1); Glen Pike wrote: Hi, I think you have to instanciate them as Sprite or MovieClip? Glen ACE Flash wrote: hi there, I'd like to use

Re: [Flashcoders] Text field doesn't show hand cursor over links.

2009-05-13 Thread Ruy Adorno
And what about different ids and the same linkage? natalia Vikhtinskaya wrote: Not possible to have them with the same id. 2009/5/13 Ruy Adorno : You have to embed 2 times the same font in your library, I think you can use just the same id, but you should import one as bold and another as a

[Flashcoders] How to embed assets in pure as3?

2009-05-13 Thread ACE Flash
hi there, I'd like to use pure actionscript 3 to embed my assets in flash. and use addChild() to add them on the stage. The code seem doesn't work for me, any suggestions? thanks [Embed(source="/assets/img1.gif" , mimeType="image/gif")] public var newImage:Class; [Embe

Re: [Flashcoders] How to embed assets in pure as3?

2009-05-13 Thread Glen Pike
Hi, I think you have to instanciate them as Sprite or MovieClip? Glen ACE Flash wrote: hi there, I'd like to use pure actionscript 3 to embed my assets in flash. and use addChild() to add them on the stage. The code seem doesn't work for me, any suggestions? thanks [Embed(so

Re: [Flashcoders] Take a look at my photos on Facebook

2009-05-13 Thread Glen Pike
Thanks Filipe, but we'd rather not... Opted out anyway. Filipe Silvestrim wrote: Hi Flash, I invited you to join Facebook a while ago and wanted to remind you that once you join, we'll be able to connect online, share photos, organise groups and events, and more. Thanks, Filipe To join Fac

Re: [Flashcoders] Text field doesn't show hand cursor over links.

2009-05-13 Thread natalia Vikhtinskaya
Not possible to have them with the same id. 2009/5/13 Ruy Adorno : > You have to embed 2 times the same font in your library, I think you can use > just the same id, but you should import one as bold and another as a simple > font. > > natalia Vikhtinskaya wrote: >> >> I solved problem with hand c

[Flashcoders] Take a look at my photos on Facebook

2009-05-13 Thread Filipe Silvestrim
Hi Flash, I invited you to join Facebook a while ago and wanted to remind you that once you join, we'll be able to connect online, share photos, organise groups and events, and more. Thanks, Filipe To join Facebook, please follow the link below: http://www.facebook.com/p.php?i=1383279985&k=S5F

Re: [Flashcoders] Text field doesn't show hand cursor over links.

2009-05-13 Thread Ruy Adorno
You have to embed 2 times the same font in your library, I think you can use just the same id, but you should import one as bold and another as a simple font. natalia Vikhtinskaya wrote: I solved problem with hand cursor. Still can not make text bold. If I check properties in library font- bol

Re: [Flashcoders] Text field doesn't show hand cursor over links.

2009-05-13 Thread natalia Vikhtinskaya
I solved problem with hand cursor. Still can not make text bold. If I check properties in library font- bold all text becomes bold. 2009/5/13 natalia Vikhtinskaya : > Thank you for help, but that does not help.  I added text area with > embeded Arial letters- normal and bold on stage. > > > 2009/5

Re: [Flashcoders] Text field doesn't show hand cursor over links.

2009-05-13 Thread natalia Vikhtinskaya
Thank you for help, but that does not help. I added text area with embeded Arial letters- normal and bold on stage. 2009/5/13 Karl DeSaulniers : > Hi Natalia, > > On May 13, 2009, at 4:26 AM, natalia Vikhtinskaya wrote: > >> >> font-family: Arial;  // I have font Arial in the library with id “Ar

Re: [Flashcoders] Text field doesn't show hand cursor over links.

2009-05-13 Thread Karl DeSaulniers
Hi Natalia, On May 13, 2009, at 4:26 AM, natalia Vikhtinskaya wrote: font-family: Arial; // I have font Arial in the library with id “Arial”. Try placing a instance of your embeded font off stage where your loading your textBox. Another problem if I have bold tags some text that t

[Flashcoders] Text field doesn't show hand cursor over links.

2009-05-13 Thread natalia Vikhtinskaya
Hi to all This is AS2. I have two different results with text area and embedded font.. If I apply this style.css to dynamic text area p { font-family: Arial; // I have font Arial in the library with id “Arial”. font-size: 13px; color: #66; } a:link { font-size: 13px; color: #ff; } a:hover

Re: [Flashcoders] best way to save as pdf from flash?

2009-05-13 Thread Karl DeSaulniers
You can print what you have inside a MovieClip if you want. just put a label on the first frame of the MC that holds all the things you want printed and put a "#p" then place a "#b" on a frame in the MC that holds the other MC that has the "#p" and the print button. Then on the button use thi

Re: [Flashcoders] best way to save as pdf from flash?

2009-05-13 Thread Glen Pike
Hi, I am assuming you are talking about the IDE? Are you doing screenshots for the client? It might not be helpful, but I just do Test Movie then Alt+Print Screen or Ctrl+Print Screen and paste into my graphics program... Alternatively look at CutePDF or one of the "free" PDF